{"id":170408,"date":"2023-02-01T17:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=170408"},"modified":"2023-02-01T17:26:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:26:28","slug":"atkore-gains-10-on-upbeat-quarterly-results-increased-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/bitcoin\/atkore-gains-10-on-upbeat-quarterly-results-increased-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Atkore Gains 10% On Upbeat Quarterly Results, Increased Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shares of Atkore Inc. (ATKR) are gaining more than 10% Wednesday morning after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results. The company raised its full-year outlook above analysts’ view.<\/p>\n
Profit for the first quarter declined to $173.49 million or $4.2 per share from $204.84 million or $4.32 per share last year.<\/p>\n
Excluding one-time items, earnings were $4.61 per share, that beat the average estimate af analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters of $3.98 per share.<\/p>\n
Sales for the quarter declined to $833.82 million from $840.8 million last year, primarily attributed to decreased average selling prices across the company’s products. The consensus estimate was for $818.45 million.<\/p>\n
Looking forward, the company has raised its full-year earnings per share outlook to the range of $15.85 – $17.75. The consensus estimate stands at $14.48 per share.<\/p>\n
AKTR, currently at $142.78, touched a new high of $145.18 this morning. <\/p>\n